Miro Klose's Nuremberg is encountering a predicament against Magdeburg
In their fourth 2nd-division match as manager, World Cup champion Miroslav Klose encounters a setback with 1. FC Nuremberg against 1. FC Magdeburg. They surrender without a fight at their home stadium, Max-Morlock-Stadion. Meanwhile, Hamburger SV dominates their match against Münster.
Hamburger SV - Preußen Münster 4:1 (3:0)
Boosted by revitalized striker Robert Glatzel, Hamburger SV is on the rise in the 2nd Bundesliga. Two goals from Glatzel set the stage for the decisive 4:1 (3:0) victory in the nostalgic clash with newly-promoted Preußen Münster. With seven points, the team coached by Steffen Baumgart is now in contention with the top group. Conversely, Münster, who last defeated HSV in the championship final in 1951 (3:1), is still struggling at the bottom of the table with just one point from their first four games.
Glatzel opened the scoring early in his first starting lineup appearance of the season (7'), celebrating with Mario Vuskovic's jersey, who was handed a four-year doping ban by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Tuesday. After Daniel Elfadli's 2:0 (26'), Glatzel added another (45'+1). Torge Paetow reduced for Münster (58'), but substitute Moritz Heyer restored the margin (65').
The two Bundesliga pioneers faced off for the first time in a league game since 1962: They started off the first season of the German football top league with a 1:1 draw in Münster, and then HSV won the return leg 5:0. Münster was relegated after just one Bundesliga season. In 1974, they met again in the DFB-Pokal, with HSV winning 4:0.
The hosts seized their first opportunity: Glatzel headed in from a cross by Fabio Balde to make it 1:0 early on. A corner from Miro Muheim and poor defending from the guests led to Elfadli's 2:0 (29 minutes). A four-station counterattack concluded with Glatzel's third goal, thanks to a short pass from Ransford Königsdörffer, making it 3:0. The game was already decided by half-time, and Münster failed to prove their 2nd-division mettle.
1. FC Nuremberg - 1. FC Magdeburg 0:4 (0:1)
- FC Magdeburg handed Miroslav Klose and 1. FC Nuremberg their second defeat of the season in the 2nd Bundesliga. They convincingly won 4:0 (1:0) thanks to two correct VAR decisions. Among others, Xavier Amaechi's early goal (20') was later recognized. Magdeburg, with goals from Livan Burcu (65'), Alexander Nollenberger (84'), and Philipp Hercher (90'+2), temporarily moved up to third place in the table, while Nuremberg remains in 13th place.
Nuremberg pressed hard for an equalizer after the break, with Mohamed El Hankouri clearing a header from Finn Jeltsch off the line, and Schleimer hitting the post (54'). However, Magdeburg remained composed and quickly capitalized on Nuremberg's disorganized defense twice. The team coached by World Cup champion Klose offered limited resistance.
Despite leading SC Prussia's historic rivals Austria in points in the 2nd Bundesliga, Hamburger SV maintains their pursuit for the top position, following their victory over Preußen Münster. Meanwhile, SC Prussia, who faced SC Austria in their first Bundesliga game in 1962, experienced a 0:4 defeat against 1. FC Magdeburg, continuing their struggle in the 2nd-division standings.
